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Don't bother with cruise ships

The 2019 Cruise Ship Report Card reveals what a dirty, harmful industry cruising is.




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Seafood company charged for mislabeling blue crab meat

Capt. Neill's Seafood Inc. said its blue crab meat was American-grown, but it was imported from South America and Asia.




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A New "Lost Generation" Cycles Across Scandinavia To Understand North America

Toronto, a city rated as one of the most livable in the world by The




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Cycling Across Scandinavia: Gothenburg to Boras, Sweden Doesn't Strip

Sarah and I have spent the better




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Cycling Across Scandinavia: Rudolf Steiner Found, Thanks to James Turell

Leaving Boras takes us past a




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Cycling Across Scandinavia: Stockholm's Vision for Urban Life

We are at the end of our LostGen2 quest for the world's best city




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Sphelar Lantern uses micro-sphere solar beads to make solar lighting beautiful

These devices help solar lighting move beyond the flatness of traditional photovoltaic cells.




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Credit card-sized unit claims to be world's smallest solar charger

Sunslice is a small folding solar charger that can fit into a pocket, while still producing enough electricity to compete with much larger offerings.




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Create a cozy escape (and save on heating) with a grown-up blanket fort

Everything you need to know about building a proper blanket fort.




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Turning household waste into hot water, new tech is a micro power plant for homes

The bin-sized device would turn household waste into fuel for heating hot water.




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2 rallying cries for a green building revolution: Reduce Demand! and Electrify Everything!

Previously titled "4 reasons why heat pumps are not going to save the planet" which was mean to heat pumps.




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U.S., Iran Agree on Need for Increased Environmental Education

Despite the fact that representitives from Iran and the U.S. agree on virtually nothing else in the world, representatives from both countries at the U.N. Conference on Climate Change in Bali are among those pointing out the need for increased




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Gorgeous little flatpack cabin in the woods is made from cross-laminated timber

Norwegian architect Marianne Borge is designing a series of them in different sizes.




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CRISSCROSS flat pack furniture modules assemble with no tools needed (Video)

This flexible line of furniture is made for people who are on the move a lot, and need furniture that's easy to assemble and customize.




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Does a full moon really inspire more crime?

Researchers look into whether the 'lunar effect' is based on superstition or empirical data.




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People who walk, bike and ride scooters are all fighting over crumbs.

It's time to take back the streets from all the cars and make room for alternative modes of transportation.




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Climate Change Crisis Loses Some Urgency in Touring Museum Exhibit

The touring museum show 'Climate Change: The Threat to Life and A New Energy Future,' which wraps up its Istanbul run this weekend, is professionally put-together and well-intentioned, but flawed.




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Are these the tiniest microfarms of all? NYC artist grows food inside furniture

From chard on a chair to tat soi in a suitcase, artist Jenna Spevack is cultivating a tasty variety of organic microgreens in her furniture farms -- and visitors to her upcoming gallery show will be able to reap the harvest.




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Artist Creates Magnificent Labyrinths Made of Salt

Motoi Yamamoto's salt labyrinths and intricate installations are as stunning as they are sustainable.




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Shipping container skyscrapers proposed for Mumbai

They are always fun to look at but do they make sense?




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Couple creates wildlife sanctuary in India by letting barren farmland return to nature

The husband and wife have spent 25 years buying up wasteland farmers no longer wanted; now elephants, tigers and leopards roam free there.




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This scientist wants to create 'artificial glaciers' to combat melting Himalayan ice (Video)

These vertical towers, made of artificially diverted glacial meltwater, are a brilliant idea and possible solution to alleviate water shortages brought on by the fast-melting Himalayan glaciers.




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The couple who coaxed 300 acres of barren farmland back into lush forest

After 25 years of buying land in India that farmers no longer wanted, the husband and wife now play host to elephants, monkeys and more; see a new video about their work here.




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Four-Piece, No Screw No Glue Modular Shelving System By Disenaveral In Buenos Aires

Another interesting find from Buenos Aires design fair, Feria Puro Diseno (FPD), this is a modular system designed by local studio Disenaveral to build different kinds of shelving spaces that adapt to changing situations.




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Smart robotic multifunctional unit for micro-apartments transforms with touch of a button (Video)

This automated smart home system for small apartments takes the effort out of having to transform your all-in-one furniture unit by hand.




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Theatrical mobile unit creates multifunctional micro-apartment for two

Inspired by theater set design, this versatile volume holds storage and other hidden furniture.




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How to create an ethical wardrobe for less money

Ethical fashion brands tend to be very expensive, but there are ways to make the transition without spending a pile of money.




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CREE Brings Wood and Concrete Hybrid Construction To North America

The Austrian system can build at 30 storey high-rise in thirty days




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We Are Sacred As The Earth: An Interview With Earth Activist Starhawk

"I believe that the earth is calling to us and that we are here to serve the planet as a whole by our ability to appreciate, to give gratitude and praise, to become ecstatic with wonder for the earth."




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Ship noise makes it harder for crabs to eat, easier for them to be eaten

Researchers have discovered that the problem of ocean noise pollution extends all the way up to the shoreline. And shore crabs face a double-edged sword from too much noise from ships.




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Summer cottage is prefabbed out of cross-laminated timber

In a country covered in wood, by a lake far from construction workers, it makes so much sense.




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Well-crafted 28' tiny house is a beautiful modern home

Lots of luxurious details in this solar-powered, off-grid tiny house.




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UC San Diego and CleanTECH to Create Smart Grid for Region

In partnership with CleanTECH San Diego, the University of California, San Diego plans to develop and construct a smart grid system for the San Diego region. In total, over 25 local national and global organizations will




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How a 14th century manuscript could solve our antibiotic crisis

Researchers are poring over an important medieval medical text with 360 recipes, many of which might have successfully fought infection long before modern science.




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Pilates, not pills: Doctors are writing exercise prescriptions

Family doctors are acknowledging that there's only so much medicine can do, and sometimes a walk in the park is just what a person needs.




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Homemade lemon ice cream is a perfect summer treat

This recipe is creamy, sweet, and wonderfully refreshing.




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Oil industry is spending billions on increasing plastics production

Think we are cutting back? They are just getting started, and we are going to be buried in the stuff.




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Artists and scientists collaborate to create giant river sculpture

The Nature Conservancy teamed up with two artists to create a habitat-enhancing sculpture made from natural materials.




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Highest ever levels of microplastic found in English river

The levels were so high that scientists are revising up their estimates for global marine microplastic pollution.




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Uber's fatal crash shows we should fix our cities, not our cars

People are being killed every day and the problem is the design of our streets as much as the cars and drivers.




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Waymo may get a $465 million tax credit for buying 62,000 Chrysler Pacifica hybrids

They are going to be autonomous taxis. Is this a good idea?




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20,000 Gallons of Renewable Fuel Per Acre: Joule Biotechnology Lifts Veil on Direct CO2 to Fuel Process

If there's a holy grail of liquid renewable fuels it might look something like this: High yield per acre, doesn't negatively impact water supplies, doesn't compete with food crops, and is cost-competitive with fossil




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Trump loosens restrictions on ethanol, increases smog

There is an election coming up and the farm vote matters.




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NYC schools serve lunches made from scratch

A year-long experiment in the Bronx proved it's possible to switch from overly processed to freshly prepared meals.




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CrossFit is the new eco-friendly gym

It gets people in better shape using less equipment and energy.




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Katerra opens the world's biggest factory making Cross-Laminated Timber

At Woodrise 2019, Katerra CEO Michael Marks wows the wood world.




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UK government refuses to crack down on fast fashion

It has rejected recommendations that could divert some of the 300,000 tonnes of clothing that go to landfill each year.




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Super agile bush baby robot jumps 4 feet; is cool and totally creepy (video)

UC Berkeley’s new robot is the most vertically agile robot ever built – why is it so unnerving?




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Are touchscreen displays a good idea in cars?

"If a touchscreen must be used, it should be embedded alongside a set of fixed, physical buttons that support muscle memory and single actions."




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Students create 3D grass printer

The printer makes designs from soil, seeds and water that sprout and grow into lovely living artwork.